I have two houses. Both have a cable modem and router (Cisco and Linksys). The house with the Cisco router currently has no computer and is not lived in except for a cat. I would like to monitor the home for security purposes and identify what animal is coming in that is eating the cat's food. The second house is my home where I'm also interested in security and wild animal monitoring (for fun). I'm in a rural setting with a pond.
Ideally, I would like to use Blue Iris. I've also been looking at Hikvision cameras. I'm interested in excellent clarity. I would love to be able to use wireless cameras, but I don't know if they are there yet.
Can I forward a port to give access to the camera at the unoccupied home over the internet where Blue Iris could see it from my home. (I want only one installation of Blue Iris.) Will this be too slow streaming from one house to another to record? Are there other technical issues with going through two routers to get to a PC at my home?
What cameras would you recommend? Other ideas?
Ideally, I would like to use Blue Iris. I've also been looking at Hikvision cameras. I'm interested in excellent clarity. I would love to be able to use wireless cameras, but I don't know if they are there yet.
Can I forward a port to give access to the camera at the unoccupied home over the internet where Blue Iris could see it from my home. (I want only one installation of Blue Iris.) Will this be too slow streaming from one house to another to record? Are there other technical issues with going through two routers to get to a PC at my home?
What cameras would you recommend? Other ideas?